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Between 1980 and 2007, the college enrollment rate for Blacks increased from 44% to 56% and the college enrollment rates for Hispanics increased from 50% to 62%. In comparison, the same rate increased from 49.8% to 77.7% for Whites. There are no data for Asians or American Indians/Alaska Natives regarding enrollment rates from the 1980s to 2007.
English: Chart showing college attendance in the United States, analyzed by race and schools' overall admission rates Data source: Arum, Richard; Stevens, Mitchell L. (July 3, 2023). "For Most College Students, Affirmative Action Was Never Enough". The New York Times. Source states: "Note: Data as of 2021. Source: U.S. Department of Education"
Undergraduate admission to Yale College is considered "most selective" by U.S. News. [162] [163] In 2022, Yale accepted 2,234 students to the Class of 2026 out of 50,015 applicants, for an acceptance rate of 4.46%. [164] 98% of students graduate within six years. [165]
On Tuesday, the department notified schools that they have 14 days to end all admissions, scholarship, discipline and employment practices that factor in race “preferences and stereotypes.”
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For example, in August 2020, the U.S. Justice Department argued that Yale University discriminated against Asian-American candidates on the basis of their race, a charge the university denied. [110] Harvard faced a similar challenge from Students for Fair Admissions, which ultimately won its case in the U.S. Supreme Court in 2023, leading to ...
As with income, levels differ by race, age, household configuration, and geography. [3] Information on educational attainment of the U.S. population has been collected in every decennial census since 1940. [4] At a national level, reports show rates of educational attainment by age, sex, race, and Hispanic origin.
Currently, the Ivy League institutions are estimated to admit 10% to 15% of each entering class using legacy admissions. [21] For example, in the 2008 entering undergraduate class, the University of Pennsylvania admitted 41.7% of legacies who applied during the early decision admissions round and 33.9% of legacies who applied during the regular admissions cycle, versus 29.3% of all students ...